Ridgefield Aquatic Club Swimmers Set Records At Regional Short Course

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Ridgefield Aquatic Club swimmers recently brought back two records and lots of medals from the Region 1 Short Course Open Championships in Schenectady, N.Y.

From left, AJ Bornstein, Marcie Maguire, Brian Valedon, and Lindsey Gordon were new record holders at the regional short course.
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Daily Voice

03/25/2014 4:00 a.m.

They were up against more than 325 top swimmers from New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Marcie Maguire led the team by taking first in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 52.46 seconds. She also placed first in both the 100 and 200 backstroke with times of 56.38 seconds and 1:59.47, breaking the 100 and 200 backstroke Adirondack records. She placed second in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.27 seconds and third in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:53.88.

Lindsey Gordon took second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:05.63. AJ Bornstein took second in the men’s 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:09.5. Brian Valedon had a monster swim, dropping 2 seconds from his seed time to take second in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:10.94.

Open tryouts for Ridgefield Aquatic Club programs are being held March 24 through March 27 from 4:30-5:30PM, or by appointment at the Barlow Mountain pool.

For more information, visit the Ridgefield Aquatic Club website or contact Jeff Bonaccorso at 203-438-3951.

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